CJJ | CJJ's Southern Regional Conference
January 29-31, 2010
Charleston, SC
The Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ) Southern Region, led by Chairperson Linda Hayes and Conference Planning Committee Chairperson John Dewese, held its Southern Region Conference at the Embassy Suites Downtown Charleston, SC, on January 29-31, 2010.
The conference focused on working with the media to promote juvenile justice reform and to strengthen the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act’s Four Core Requirements. The conference featured keynote addresses by Melodee Hanes, Acting Deputy Administrator for Policy at OJJDP, and the Honorable William Byars, Jr, Director, South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, a judicial leadership panel, core requirements training for State Advisory Group (SAG) members, a youth leadership training, a Southern Region Meeting and several other workshops designed to enhance the work of the region’s SAGs.
[1] Click here to see the conference agenda. Individual Session Information and Handouts:
A Winning Strategy for Systems Change – “It Helps to Have a Deep Bench”Presenters: The Honorable Steven Teske, Jonesboro, GA
The Honorable Brian Huff, Birmingham, AL
Moderator: Ronnie Rossitto, 1st Asst. District Attorney, Calcasieu Parish District Attorney’s Office, Lake Charles, LA
[2] Click here to see the session's PowerPoint Presentation in PDF format.Zero (In)Tolerance: Deconstructing the School to Prison Pipeline
Presenters: The Honorable Steven Teske, Jonesboro, GA
The Honorable Brian Huff, Birmingham, AL
Joe Vignati, Juvenile Justice Specialist, Atlanta, GA
[3] Click here to see the session's PowerPoint Presentation in PDF format.Talking Compliance for SAGs and Allies: What is the SAGs role in implementing the four
core protections of the JJDPA and how can SAGs effectively advocate for the core protections
with key state ad local stakeholders and the media?
Presenters: Tara Andrews, Deputy Executive Director, CJJ
Linda O’Neal, Executive Director, Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, Nashville, TN
[4] Click here to see Linda O'Neal's PowerPoint Presentation in PDF format.[5] Click here to see Tara Andrews' PowerPoint Presentation in PDF format.
[1]: http://juvjustice.org/media/resources/public/resource_319.pdf
[2]: http://juvjustice.org/media/resources/public/resource_346.pdf
[3]: http://juvjustice.org/media/resources/public/resource_347.pdf
[4]: http://juvjustice.org/media/resources/public/resource_348.pdf
[5]: http://juvjustice.org/media/resources/public/resource_349.pdf